Photo: Martin Wälde
Explore Culture
We promote cultural exchange between Germany and Lebanon. We initiate film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals which involve bilateral artistic production, reception and reflection.
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Backstory
BACKSTORY The Film Residency, in cooperation with Beirut Art Residency (BAR) and Metropolis Cinema supports young filmmakers from the Middle East, North Africa and Germany.
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The Goethe-Institut Lebanon introduced the Ideas Boxes in mid-November 2016 to support disadvantaged children, adolescents and adults taking refuge in Lebanon, who have limited or no access to libraries or other sources of informal education.
BibBus
The BibBus, provided by the Goethe-Institut Lebanon, brings books, games, and entertainment to refugee children and adolescents in Lebanon to stir their creativity and imagination and to provide them with sustainable access to education.
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The project shines a light on the history of German-Lebanese interactions and shows that encounters between Lebanese and German people are part of a shared past.
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Syrian artists need support, especially in exile. Therefore the Goethe-Institut Lebanon is cooperating the Syrian organisation Ettijahat – Independent Culture and providing cultural grants for artists.
German books translated into Arabic. Information and background information about authors, publishers, translators and book market.
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As part of the “My book – my teacher” project, over 24,500 books are to be handed out for free to refugee children, allowing them to partake in literature and thereby kindling the joy of reading.
